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An Angel's Special Christmas Gift
Towering ponderosa pine trees reached up to touch a blue December sky. Their top branches waved to billowy white clouds sailing over the snow-covered Colorado forest. Sniffing the sweet-scented Ponderosa bark filled my head with the aroma of Christmas ...
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An Obstacle to Success
Whether you are starting a business, changing careers, or heading off on an adventure, it is natural for a little self-doubt to creep in. Do I really have what it takes to do this? Will people take me seriously? What will happen if I fail? Self-doubt ...
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Appliques - Is it Embroidery or is it Quilting?
ap·pli·qué n. Sewing one material onto another as a means of decoration or ornamentation. While ancient in origin, currently appliques can refer to any type of pattern transfer or application of decoration used in a wide range of mediums. Historically the ...
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Aquamarine is March's Birthstone
If you're still young enough to remember your birthday, you probably also remember the special birthstone assigned to it. But at your age, we bet you don't really know the SIGNIFICANCE of your birthstone and what power the ancients felt would be bestowed ...
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Are there too many machine quilting businesses in my area?
Recently, I received a question from one of the QuiltingBusiness.com community about determining if her local market was over-saturated with machine quilting businesses (name withheld). Here is the question (which I've paraphrased for brevity): "While ...
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Are We Having Fun Yet?
Many years ago, while serving in the U.S. Air Force, I was lucky enough to work for a commander, Lieutenant Colonel Mike Danielle, who first introduced me to an idea that I have since adopted as one of my primary 'operating principles.' The idea? ...
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Are Women Doomed on the Street?
Are Women Doomed on the Street?Imagine a tennis player judging the power and accuracy of her serve solely by its form. Visualize a volleyball player sharpening her "spiking" skill by hitting only air. Also finally, picture a pole-vaulter competing in ...
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Are You Living On An Island Of Fear?
In the movie released last year, "The Castaway," Tom Hanks played the role of a FedEx delivery man. His job was to fly all over the world making sure that the packages were delivered on time. One fateful trip found his cargo plane flying through a nasty ...
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Are You Too Negative? Positive thinking with Tarot cards
*Article Use Guidelines* Use in opt-in publications, or on Web sites, but please include the resource box. If you could send a copy to me at email address: mailto:ab@digital-e.biz , I appreciate it. Many thanks. ** Summary: Eliminate the destructive ...
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At Last Adult Fairytales, But Do They Live Happily Ever After?
Meagan meets the man of her dreams one morning while jogging on the beach in front of his condo. She soon inherits her Uncle’s yacht after his untimely demise in the Florida Keys. Was this good or bad timing on Meagan’s part? Is it proper etiquette to ...
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Australia's Fraser Island – Escape Forever
For all its conveniences, modern living leaves a lot to be desired. We spend our days enduring the ever-increasing pressures of work, the city’s oppressive unfriendliness, the daily commuter grind and the aggressive reality of impatient road-ragers. Is ...
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Awesome Ways To Get Outdoors!
Are you looking for fresh ways to spend time with your friends and family? Outdoor activities getting a little boring are they? With your fast paced life gaining speed all the time, it’s easy to stick to what’s familiar; but is that any way to live? Let’s ...
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A Bad Move
Direct Answers - Column for the week of April 7, 2003 My husband is a wonderful man, we are in our thirties, well-educated and fairly affluent. However, his mother has been a stumbling block in our relationship from the start. While we dated, I thought ...
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A Fantasy No More
There was a woman in the water.I thought. "I better call the Bridge and tell them."I was about to turn for the Bridge.But I thought to myself."Her arms are waving at me and beckoning me to come in the water with her."She had a radiant smile and when I ...
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A Life of Adventure?
Copyright 2005 Mark Cole In a conversation recently, a friend remarked to me: “Every man dies, but not every man lives.” If you think about it, that is profoundly true and rather disturbing. I hope that shakes you up like it does me. You might not be ...
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